REPUCLIC ACT 7920

ARTICLE V & VI
FLORENCE CHRISTIAN CABRERA
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TRANSITORY PROVISIONS

• Sec. 41. Terms of Office of Board Members. - Upon approval of this Act, the
incumbent chairman and two (2) members of the Board shall continue to
serve until their terms of office expire or until their replacements have been
appointed by the President and shall have been duly qualified.
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TRANSITORY PROVISIONS
• Sec. 42. New Certificates of Registration and Professional Licenses. –
• (a) Associate electrical engineers and assistant electrical engineers with valid certificates
of registration and professional license issued under Republic Act No. 184 shall register
within two (2) years from the effectivity of this Act and be issued new certificates of
registration and new professional license as registered electrical engineers under this Act
to replace their original ones. Their serial numbers shall be provided by the registration
division of the Commission.
• (b) Master electricians with valid certificates of registration and professional licenses
under Republic Act No. 184 shall register within two (2) years from the effectivity of this
Act and be issued new certificates of registration and new professional licenses as
registered master electricians with the same serial numbers as their old ones to replace
their original certificates and licenses.
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FINAL PROVISIONS

• Sec. 43. Repealing Clause. - Republic Act No. 184 and existing provisions of
provincial, city or municipal ordinances or regulations pertaining to
examinations for electrical contractors, electrical inspectors, or electricians,
and all other laws, part of laws, orders, ordinances or regulations in conflict
with this Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.
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FINAL PROVISIONS

• Sec. 44. Separability Clause. - If any part of this Act or the application of
such provision or circumstance is declared unconstitutional, the remainder
of this Act or the application of such provision to other persons or
circumstances shall not be affected by such declaration.
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FINAL PROVISIONS

• Sec. 45. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect after thirty
(30) days following its full publication in the Official Gazette or
newspaper of general circulation.